Decorative bag



A. DENNIS DECORATIVE BAG Sept. 13, 1938.

Filed' oct. 7, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet l Y Sept. 13, 1938. A. DENNIS DECORATIVE BAG Filed Oct. 7, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES DECORATIVE V BAG Anna Dennis,

Application October 7,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an article of manufacture having the outward appearance of a doll and being provided with a bag adapted to receive and conceal other articles.

An object of this invention is to provide an article of manufacture in the form of a bag having the outward appearance of a doll and adapted to be opened on the front thereof to receive various articles to be temporarily stored out of view.

Another object of this invention is to provide an article of manufacture in the form of a bag having the outward appearance of .a doll, said bag having an inside lining of rubberized or oiled silk to make it waterproof and being adapted to be opened sufficiently so that articles to be stored out of view may be placed into said bag.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an article of manufacture adapted to be used as a bag for storing or carrying rubber articles which may be hung into said bag while damp or wet, said bag being so constructed that moisture will not penetrate it when used under normal conditions.

Other and further objects of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which it relates from the following specification and claim.

In accordance with the invention I provide a bag adapted for storing or carrying rubber articles of various kinds without necessitating first thoroughly drying said articles. The device of my invention is made to appear like a large doll and is provided with a decorative outer covering which is placed over an inner substantially waterproof lining. The outer covering and lining are assembled in such a manner that they may be opened conveniently and simultaneous ly so that the article to be placed inside may be hung upon a suitable support attached to the 40 lower portion of the doll head frame which projects into the top part of the bag.

The bag is made to be opened on the front although this opening may be provided to the back if desired. A suitable zipper type fastener is used to close the opening to prevent dust and germs from entering the bag.

Other details of my invention are described and illustrated in the specification and drawings.

Referring to the drawings briefly, Fig. 1 is a front view of the bag of my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view'showing details of construction of the bag; Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing details of construction of the bag and the manner in which articles may be supported therein; and Fig. 4 is another sectional view showing further Hopkins, Minn.

1 37, Serial No. 167,821 (d1. 150-52) details of construction of the bag and the manner in which it is attached to the neck of the doll head.

Reference numeral l0 designates the outer decorative covering of the bag which may be made of any material such as cotton, rayon, wool, paper, silk or the like and a suitable design or pictures may be printed thereon, woven therein or otherwise registered on this decorative covering. The bag, having the outer covering I0, is provided with a zipper type fastener II having a slideable member l2 adapted to open or close the zipper fastener. This fastener preferably extends to within a short distance of the bottom of the bag to prevent water which may have accumulated in the bottom of the waterproof bag liner I9 from leaking or dripping out through the fastener hooks upon, the outside cover 10 when the bag is being supported by the ribbon or band I 4. A ring I3 is attached to the bottom of the outer cover H) to serve as a finger grip when the fastener member 12 is being pulled upward from a lower position.

The top of the bag is collected into a series of rufiles l5 and tied around the neck of the doll head l6 by means of the ribbon I1.

The bag is provided with an inner layer or lining IQ of material, such as rubberized silk or oiled silk which is well adapted to retain its shape. This lining is formed into a bag by taking an elongated strip of material and folding it in the middle so that the fold corresponds to the bottom. The sides 23 and 23a are then placed one over the other so that they lap over each other a short distance and they are glued by a suitable waterproof cement, into place. The same is done with the edges 24 and 24a. The bottom of the lining I 9 is thus formed without a seam to eliminate the possibility of leaks in the bottom of the lining. The side edges of the covering I0 are turned in and sewed together as shown at I8.

As a result of the triangular construction of the bag and the gathering of the top portion around the neck 26, the bottom of the bag becomes centrally bowed. This is an advantage because water dripping from the rubber bathroom articles collects in this bowed imperforate portion and does not drip to the bathroom floor.

Various ways of constructing the lining l9 and the cover I 0 may, of course, be employed and where the lining I9 is made of thin rubber it is possible to make it without the side seams by using the proper shape forms which are dipped into a suitable latex bath, for example.

The zipper fastener II is attached to the inner lining l9 and outer cover ll by sewing the cloth strip 2| to which the hooks of the fastener are attached, to the folded edges 22 of the aforesaid lining and cover. It is, of course, obvious that the hooks of the fastener ll may be attached to the edges of the lining and cover direct if desired without first attaching them to the strip 2|.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have illustrated the manner in which a rubber article 30, having an apertured portion 3| and a rubber tube 32 may be supported on the hook 29 inside of the bag. The hook 28 is riveted to the lower back portion 28 ofthe doll. This back portion 28 and the front portion 21 are employed for the purpose of spreading the top part of the bag to prevent the bag from collapsing. The doll head may be made hollow and the mouth provided with a slight aperture to permit air to circulate through the bag to a slight degree.

It will be observed that I have attached the ring 13 to the outer cover Ill without cutting the lining is to prevent water from leading out around this ring as probably would be the case if the lining l9 were cut.

I have also provided a band 25 around the dolls neck. The support I is attached to this band and the band may or may not be attached to the bag. The bag is held around the dolls neck by the ribbon I! as shown.

While I have described and illustrated this invention in considerable detail it is to be understood that I do not desire to limit the invention to the exact details described and illustrated except in so far as those details may be set forth in the claim.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

An article of manufacture comprising a substantially triangularly shaped bag-like cover adapted to be supported vertically from one of the corners thereof for receiving and concealing rubber and like bathroom articles, a frame member positioned in the top corner of said bag-like cover, said bag-like cover being formed of one piece of material and having a shape retaining substantially waterproof lining substantially permanently Joined on the sides and folded back upon itself at the base, the top part of said bag-like cover being collected around said frame member whereby said base forms a downwardly bowed imperforate bottom for the purpose of collecting water dripping from the bathroom article, said bag-like cover having an elongated centrally disposed generally vertical opening in the'front thereof extending from a point adjacent to the top thereof to a point near but not down to the bowed bottom whereby bathroom articles may be inserted-therein and removed therefrom without danger of water collected in said bowed bottom spilling out, fastener means for closing said opening, means for holding the portion of said bag-like cover surrounding said frame member decoratively collected into a series of wines, means attached to said frame member for supporting the bathroom article inserted into said bag-like cover, and 1 supporting means attached to said bag-like cover at the upper portion of said frame member so that the bag-like cover may be hung with its opening substantially vertical to prevent water collected therein from dripping therefrom.

ANNA DENNIS. 

